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Indiana·Bartholomew County
12 tracts·45K people·$244K median·1,584/mi²
White 72 · Asian 11 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 3 · Black 3 · Other 1
Married couple 47 · Living alone 33 · Other 20
Manufacturing 38 · Health 22 · Professional 15 · Retail 12 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 50 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 15 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 15 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Columbus is $244,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Columbus has 51,824 residents across 9 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 71.9% White, 11.5% Asian, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Multiracial, 2.5% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 40.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.3% (Census ACS).
CSA Lincoln Campus (76%), Southside Elementary School (62%) and Parkside Elementary School (50%) lead the elementary schools; Central Middle School (36%) and Northside Middle School (36%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,157/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Columbus is $77,456 a year, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Columbus, median rent is $1,157/month and the median home value is $244,200 (Census ACS).
Columbus reported 0.2 violent crimes and 1.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 16 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Columbus are tornado (97), inland flooding (92) and earthquake (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Columbus, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).